Exam 7: Consolidated Financial Statements - Ownership Patterns and Income Taxes

Alpha Corporation owns 100 percent of Beta Company, and Beta owns 80 percent of Gamma, Inc. all of which are domestic corporations. Information for the three companies for the year ending December 31, 2013 follows: Which of the following statements is true?

River Co. owned 80% of Boat Inc. The two companies filed a consolidated income tax return and River used the initial value method to account for the investment. The following information was available from the two companies' financial statements: Operating income included net unrealized gains, which are associated with transfers of inventories between the two companies, but it did not include dividends received from a subsidiary. The income tax rate was 30%. What was the non-controlling interest in Boat Inc.'s net income, assuming that the separate return method was used?

Which of the following is not an advantage of filing a consolidated income tax return?

On January 1, 2013, a subsidiary bought 10% of the outstanding shares of its parent company. Although the total book value and fair value of the parent's net assets were $5.5 million, the consideration transferred for these shares was $590,000. During 2013, the parent reported operating income (no investment income was included) of $714,000 while paying dividends of $196,000. How were these shares reported at December 31, 2013?

According to International Financial Reporting Standards: In the consolidation process for subsidiaries that are indirectly controlled:

Alpha Corporation owns 100 percent of Beta Company, and Beta owns 80 percent of Gamma, Inc. all of which are domestic corporations. Information for the three companies for the year ending December 31, 2013 follows: What is the total non-controlling interest in the subsidiaries' income for 2013?

Prescott Corp. owned 90% of Bell Inc., while Bell owned 10% of the outstanding common shares of Prescott. No goodwill or other allocations were recognized in connection with either of these acquisitions. Prescott reported operating income of $266,000 for 2013 whereas Bell earned $98,000 during the same period. No investment income was included within either of these income totals. On a consolidated income statement, what is the non-controlling interest in Bell's net income?

In a father-son-grandson combination, which of the following statements is true?

Hardford Corp. held 80% of Inglestone Inc. which, in turn, owned 80% of Jade Co. Operating income figures (without investment income) as well as unrealized upstream gains included in the income for the current year follow: The non-controlling interest in the net income of Jade Co. is calculated to be

Delta Corporation owns 90 percent of Sigma Company, and Sigma owns 90 percent of Pi, Inc. all of which are domestic corporations. Information for the three companies for the year ending December 31, 2013 follows: What is Delta's accrual-based income for 2013?

What ownership pattern is referred to as mutual ownership? Describe briefly or illustrate with a diagram.

Buckette Co. owned 60% of Shuvelle Corp. and 40% of Tayle Corp., and Shuvelle owned 35% of Tayle. What is this pattern of ownership called?

On January 1, 2013, Youder Inc. bought 120,000 shares of Nopple Co. for $384,000, giving Youder 30% ownership and the ability to apply significant influence to the operating and financing decisions of Nopple. Youder anticipated holding this investment for an indefinite time. In making this acquisition, Youder paid an amount equal to the book value for these shares. The fair value of each asset and liability was the same as its book value. Dividends and income for Nopple for 2013 were as follows: Required: Assume a 40% income tax rate. Prepare all necessary journal entries for Youder for 2013 beginning at acquisition and ending at tax accrual.

Dean, Inc. owns 90 percent of Ralph, Inc. During the current year, Dean sold merchandise costing $80,000 to Ralph for $100,000. At the end of the year, 30 percent of this merchandise was still on hand. The tax rate is 30 percent. Assuming that a consolidated income tax return is being filed, what deferred income tax asset is created?

Explain how the treasury stock approach treats shares of the parent's common stock that are owned by the subsidiary and the rationale behind the approach.

Delta Corporation owns 90 percent of Sigma Company, and Sigma owns 90 percent of Pi, Inc. all of which are domestic corporations. Information for the three companies for the year ending December 31, 2013 follows: What is Pi's accrual-based income for 2013?

What method is used in consolidation to account for a subsidiary's ownership of shares of its parent corporation?

River Co. owned 80% of Boat Inc. The two companies filed a consolidated income tax return and River used the initial value method to account for the investment. The following information was available from the two companies' financial statements: Operating income included net unrealized gains, which are associated with transfers of inventories between the two companies, but it did not include dividends received from a subsidiary. The income tax rate was 30%. What was the amount of income tax expense that should have been assigned to Boat using the percentage allocation method?

Chase Company owns 80% of Lawrence Company and 40% of Ross Company. Lawrence Company also owns 30% of Ross Company. Separate operating incomes for 2013 of Chase, Lawrence, and Ross are $450,000, $300,000, and $250,000, respectively. Each company also retains a $20,000 unrealized gain in their current income figures. Annual amortization expense of $15,000 is assigned to Chase's investment in Lawrence and another $15,000 is assigned to Lawrence's investment in Ross. Compute Chase's attributed ownership in Ross.

Which of the following statements is true concerning connecting affiliations and mutual ownerships?